"My father comes home around 11-12 (p.m. ET), so I'm gonna talk to him when he gets home. I'll probably call (coach Jim) Panagos tomorrow (Friday) and maybe set up something for next week. I'm definitely gonna go there, though. I'm gonna go there and talk to them."

The 6-2, 285-pound DePaul (Wayne, N.J.) defensive tackle, holds offers from Boston College, Iowa, Wake Forest, Temple, Florida Atlantic, UMass and Army, but an offer from the Scarlet Knights has evaded him to this point.

But Dwumfour, a junior, claims he's been clear with the Rutgers staff about where he stands, as he spoke with wide receivers coach Anthony Campanile as recently as two weeks ago.

"If they were to offer me — I told coach Campanile this — I told him that if they were to offer me, they would be No.1 on my list. But I can only consider schools that have offered me, at the end of the day. And as far as I know, 'I don't have an offer from you guys, so I cannot consider you when I think about making my decision.'"

"There is one school that I was surprised has really been talking to me a lot is Kentucky," he said. "I know they are waiting on my SAT scores."

Michigan was Dwumfour's dream school growing up and he also has an affinity for Pitt and Penn State, each of which have yet to offer. But he does plan to camp at all three institutions, this summer — Pitt this Sunday, Michigan June 7 and Penn State June 21.

"My parents really just want me to go to schools that have offered me and go to camps that I would like an offer from the school so I can consider them," said Dwumfour, who competed at the Rutgers Big Man Academy, last summer.

"When I saw him when he came for a day, he was about 6-5. I would give him like a good 310-315 (pounds)," said Dwumfour of his newest teammate. "He's solid, he's not sloppy or anything. He's athletic, he can move. We are gonna get each other right. Practice is gonna be live this year."

Dwumfour is also the best friend of Paramus (N.J.) Catholic defensive end Rashan Gary, the country's top player, also being recruited by Rutgers.